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- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [21 Feburary 1800]
- Call Number:
- 800.02.21.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A pretty, young woman (right) sleeps, head in profile to the left, leaning against the back of a chair. An elderly man leans towards her, inspecting her avidly through his quizzing glass. The figures (three-quarter length) are cut off by the side margins. Beneath the design: Female attraction is frequently the cause of this passion, as above represented in the delineation of the Old Beau, & the sleeping Lady
- Description:
- Title engraved above image., Plate numbered 'No. 7' in upper right corner., Seventh plate in a series of twenty without letterpress: Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions / design'd by G.M. Woodward and etch'd by T. Rowlandson. London : Pubd. 21 Jany. 1800 at R. Ackermann''s Repository of Arts, 101 Strand., Two lines of text below image: Female attraction is frequently the cause of this passion, as above represented in the delineation of the old beau & the sleeping lady., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Publisher's stamp 'RA' in lower right corner of design.
- Publisher:
- Pub. 21 Feb. 1800, at R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 101 Strand
- Subject (Topic):
- Eyeglasses, Leering, Older people, and Young adults
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Desire [graphic]
